‘Living Zoroastrianism' from SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies receives special mention at the British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS)

Virtual Reality project 'Living Zoroastrianism' from Anna Sowa and Almut Hintze from SOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies and Chouette Films has received a Special Mention at the 2020 British Association of Film, Television and Screen Studies (BAFTSS) awards ceremony in the Best Practice Research Portfolio 2020- Installations and Video Essays Special Mentions (Best Practice Research Portfolio 2020)The judges said that they “found the piece informative and creative, dealing with ancient cultures and rituals, using new VR technology to evoke both the sense of the place and the experience of strangeness in terms of visiting unknown spaces. The work offers a strong contribution to the field of anthropology too as well as creative practice research. It has a documentary aspect which we found fascinating."